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re: First baseman had wrong foot on the bag restricting his ability to stretch for the throw
Posted on 5/11/24 at 6:54 pm to hayden7cub
Posted on 5/11/24 at 6:54 pm to hayden7cub
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Playing 1B with only one foot is incorrect. First basemen should be able to use both feet and actually shift to use the entire bag - left side and right side. And, you can cover more area using both feet.
That works only if the first baseman is ambidextrous and can change gloved hands as the throw is incoming. Other wise you clearly have a wider radius using the same foot as your throwing hand on the base.
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Posted on 5/11/24 at 6:59 pm to tigersbb
The runner was already so close it wouldn’t have mattered if Jones used the footwork you suggest. In fact it probably would’ve put him closer to the runner and caused a head on collision and still no catch.
This post was edited on 5/11/24 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:24 pm to tigersbb
I played D1, 1Band coached D1, infielders but don’t take my word for it. Go find yourself a glove and do it your way - step across with you glove hand and stretch across as far as you can, and then use the entire bag and use the other foot to stretch in the same direction, which I described. You pick up about 6 inches.
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